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[Android Head-Units] blue swede:
Thank you for a very detailed answer! My daughter often sits in the passenger seat and my son in the rear seat so I need to display dvd both on the main screen and on a external screen. I'm not sure I know what you mean with connection the "break" detection line on "low (ground)". Do you mean connecting the line to the cars ground? I saw a video on youtube on an installation of a car dvd where they connected the line to the chassis of the unit. That was enough to "fool" the unit thinking the car was parked.

Can you or someone post a link to the I802 unit on Ebay? When I search (google) on I802 or S150 android dvd I get two different kinds of units that is completely different. One with a volume knob (I Think with adjustable colors on the led buttons) and one with only buttons (with only green led color). (I can't post any external links on the forum yet, haven't made 10 posts yet).

(Sorry if I'm a bit off topic in this thread...)
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Indeed. All Headunits have a "Break Detection" line, which is intended to be connected to the functionality of your handbreak. The idea is you hook up that line to the switch that connects to "ground" the moment you pull your handbreak. That way, the headunit "knows" your car is parked and not driving. But if you put that line to a ground ... the headunit will always "regard your car as being stationary". Some headunits can override that control line, those who can't do that can be fooled most of the time by hooking that control line to ground. The outside of your headunit is grounded ... so yeah, that's enough most of the time.

I wouldn't buy the unit on Ebay. The prices I've seen so far exceed the price you'll get when dealing with a 802 seller. I bought my unit from hifimax.net, mailed to "Winnie" (sales05) and she gave me a price at least 100USD lower than anything I found on the net anywhere else. I've seen this unit go for 580€ on some sites, I only payed 295USD. Payed my 45€ import fee with a big grin on my face. She's very friendly and helpful, I can only recommend them. And No, I'm not on their payroll. If you'd mail Winnie, tell her "Kris" said "Hi". :)

There's indeed a "more buttons and green colour" version of this unit, but it's really just a different front. The 802/150 exists in several other versions of external trimmings, sometimes build with and coming with a very specific facia for car/model xyz, but internally they're quite the same as far as I know. And before I forget : Hifimax calls this unit a 1802G, altough their own manual will call it 802 and even S150 occasionally.

PS : if you've got kids in your car, than maybe the external DVB-T tuner that can be ordered with it could be interesting for you too. Doesn't cost that much, and is very reasonable in quality.
[Android Head-Units] festor:
kaween, it’s a crazy decision… constantly delaying the mk5 over build quality concerns only to then close down their best plant. For an average car the mk4 is very well built, but I don’t hold much hope for the next one now.

I accept your comments about the separate mic, but IMHO it greatly depends on the quality of the one you’re adding. I would take a built in smartphone mic backed up with noise cancelling software over an average separate mic with no software support for example. The Mondeo factory mic also works the voice control, but even if it was just for calls it will have been thoroughly tested and paired with the setup. I believe the double mic can help with special awareness “on the fly”, but I’m not sure how that would work if you tried adding it to a unit that thinks it’s using a single mic on the front panel.
[Android Head-Units] blue swede:
Thank you! You have been a great help to me. The DVB-T tuner sounds interesting. I will definatly look up hifimax.net. Perhaps they have a facia for my Mazda 5.

Once again, thanks!
[Android Head-Units] 007wilk:
Sorry for asking again.. I know these is not strictly speaking "Android questions", nevertheless, the are somewhat important in all of this...

To all of you who own a "pure Android " unit:

- What is the sound quality like compared to the stock headunit you had before? and

- How is the FM reception compared to your stock radio?

I am mainly interested in the s150 series, however, the answers may be interesting to potential buyers of other units as well.

Also, if you have a resistive screen, is it good enough? Or is it better to go with a capacitive screen?
[Android Head-Units] brownrt:
Sorry to contradict you kaween, but the models with the secret menu will allow you to disable the parking brake safety feature from that menu.

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I've posted pics of the model I have. no knobs. The issue of antenna reception for some people may be the same issue i was experiencing. Looking through some Mercedes Benz forums, it seems that a few cars including MB and probably most luxury cars that dont have visible external antennas. The antennas have amplifiers that may not be connected by using a metra harness. Once I get a chance, I will try to recconect the booster and post my results.

I live in DC and receive ok reception...its still clear but once I leave the city it fades quickly.
[Android Head-Units] alirezanaimi:
My device stuck on Android logo and doesn't boot. I installed lot of program. but I haven't changed anything since two month ago.

How can I make my device boot again? i mean booting in safe mode or boot loader or restore it to factory setting or... I just want to use my device again.

thanks!
[Android Head-Units] madamko:
Kaween, tell me please, what program you use to navigate? Navigation starts automatically with the system?

I'm trying to set up iGO Primo to automatically start and I have a problem

I got unit this same platform S150
[Android Head-Units] madamko:
When I used program to autostart to navigation( I tried different programs :( ) , always I have error : Insert SD card with iGO Primo.

This problem is because iGO started more fast than mounting SD card.

IGO checks SD card

How will get rid of this error?
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
I can only comment on my Ekoore Elija S2 experiences:

-sound quality is better then my stock unit...a lot better.[QRCODE][/QRCODE]

-FM receptions is a bit less then my stock unit. It's ok, but sometimes you can hear a little static that pops up and goes away.

I noticed it depends on the region where I am driving so I assume the antenna is a bit less powerful than the antenna from the stock unit.

-I have capacitive screen and this works great. It's like working/tapping your Samsung or Apple smartphone.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
What I am trying to say is that the reception is a bit less powerful then on the stock unit.

I installed the antenna cable to the unit and also powered the blue cable.

However when I drive I can hear a small static popping up from time to time, while before my reception was crystal clear without any static popping up. You really have to pay attention in order to hear it, but sometimes it's there.

Overall I am VERY happy with the improvements my unit brings me. The stock radio was really limited so the occasional very tiny static, is a welcome sacrifice for all the other extra goodies I have now. :good:
[Android Head-Units] redge76:
Recording video in

I could not find anywhere on this thread or on other forum., Is there a solution to record the video from the video input on the back of the unit.

I own a parrot and I can't find anything to do this. I wonder if there is a solution for the OUKU.

Bye
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Ah... okay. (Massive Brainfart).

Most China Headunits have this typical complaint. As yet, I don't know how good or bad the I802 will turn out to be. I however noticed that when you ordered this unit with a DVB-T unit, you get DAB for free. So if you're in a country where DAB is usable, you could as well ignore the hole FM tuner.

That being said, I wonder in what way an inpendancy mismatch would result in bad reception. I read very little about this, although I know radio antenna's exist in 50, 75 and 150 Ohm versions. Logically speaking, you should make sure your car antenna matches what your headunit expects, but that's an issue I haven't looked into myself yet.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
Dude you're talking to a guy who is happy as hell that he succeeded in installing this unit without blowing my car up or ending up in the hospital...

Don't get too excited as you lost me after 'inpendancy'. :) :o
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Please don't kick me : Have you tried resetting it ? Have you tried booting it without USB or memory card inserted ? If everything else fails, factory reset will be the only way out I fear unless somebody else has a better idea.

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LOL. :good:

Long story short : your tuner has a certain electrical resistance. Your Antenna too. To get the best reception, both must be identical. No magic or rocket science involved.

And if you got that thing to do what you want in your car and did it all by yourself, you may fancy yourself to be a-technical, but :good:you have the needed logical skills to more than you think is possible, I'm sure of that.

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Specially for you, I just rigged a gps antenna extension that too my surprise' even works pretty well, so I now have gps reception in my basement.

So far I tried Sygic 11.x (??) which works quite well from the looks of it. I've been using Sygic for years, Always LIKED the way Igo looks, but somehow I Always seem to miss the correct turn when using Igo so went for Sygic. Tried Tomtom too, seems to work, but .... Well, Tomtom has missed the (Android)train, that's for sure.

How do you start up your nav automatically ? Can't seem to find that option. I start it manually when the radio is booted, Sygic takes about 4 seconds to load and start, so if I'd start it before the memory card is initialised, I can see how that could be a problem.

If time is a problem, maybe you could try "AutomateIT" (no idea if it works on the S150, not tested yet) that allows you to autolaunch an app at power up, and lets you define a delay before launch to make sure the memory card is initialised.
[Android Head-Units] -krikke-:
True although I have to admit I got some help as apparently there was a power wire that needed to be switched in the ISO convertion plug I ordered.

But all the rest I did myself! Wheeeeeuw! :)

You are right about the logical skills but in this 'electronic domain' there are those who can understand an explanation about how something works or doesn't and then there are those like you and others who actually comprehend and are smart enough to be able to explain it to the less 'gifted' like me. ;)
[Android Head-Units] alirezanaimi:
Hard reset

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone know how to Hard Reset the device? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

my device stuck on Android logo and does not boot.
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Not sure about the Ouku, The I802s come with a "Video Recorder" out of the box. Not tested yet, but it's there.
[Android Head-Units] mrbonner:
Which unit is better? The one from pumpkin cool? Or the I802? Im looking to purchase one in the coming weeks for my corolla.
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Both are cool units : Both have a couple of unique advantages over the other. Depending on what you need personally, one will suit you better than the other. Without you telling us what is important to you, there's no way of telling which of these units will suit you best.

[MENTION=367066]krikke[/MENTION] : yeah, the Iso power plug. Brands like to swap 12V Battery and 12V Ignition sometimes, giving all kinds of weird results (like Radios not remembering the presets and stuff after you take of the ignition key). Can be really annoying sometimes.
[Android Head-Units] Saxerud:
What type of unit do you have? If you have the Ouku(or TUN21A or whatever they are called), the type of unit this thread is about. The only way to hard reset it, is by pressing the tiny ballpoint button marked rst or res. Or you could try to pull of the battery connector. If not any of those work, you can re-flash it, following the prosedure at the start of this tread. But with ar re-flash you surely loose everything stored in your unit. I allso saw someone mentioned to remove USB-stikcs and SD-card, if that is whats causing it to get stuck at boot logo.
[Android Head-Units] mrbonner:
Thanks for your help!

Multimedia for the kids. Can throw some emulators nd connect with the ps controller. Dont really need torque cause not really car dude. Quick boot time dont really have to be instant. One that doesnt really freeze that much. Multitasks well without crashing. Can be modified and upgraded.
[Android Head-Units] alirezanaimi:
Many Thanks Saxerud and kaween for replying. But I have no success:(

My device is Ouku, like this pic: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40123191&postcount=495

I have installed about ~20 apps when I bought this device. But I haven't installed anything since 2 month ago. Last wek I took the microsd to put some mp3s on it. Then my device broke, literally for no clear reason.

- That reset pin, i tried it 100 times with combination of other panel buttons, no success.

- I inserted my SD card, other SDs, removing USBs, but I haven't any success.

I know I should do hard reset and factory reset. But how? I don't have access to menus, and it seems that the device does not have boot-loader thing like cell phone. I go to bootloader by holding volume down and home button in mt cell phone. But this device has a knob for volume and there is not volume button to hold:'(
[Android Head-Units] Saxerud:
Sorry to hear that. Then there is only one option left to try, flash new firmware to your device. Everything will be lost, but your device will probably start working again. Download the firmware for your device(capacitive or resistive screen) to your SD-card, and then follow the instructions on how to root your device in the first post of this thread. Search this thread to find a link to your firmware/rooted firmware.
[Android Head-Units] danselo1:
3g dongle usb

Hello, forgive my translation, I'm Spanish. You know that usb 3g is compatible, I have not the one that comes with the radio and needed one type huawei ...

a greeting.
[Android Head-Units] Nouniard:
[MENTION=4736782]kaween[/MENTION]: How have installed your GPS applications? I'm trying to figure out how I'm supposed to utilize the GPS Micro SD card slot. I downloaded the apk for two different GPS apps and put them onto a 32GB Micro SD and installed it onto the i802...since I can't see the 4GB one in the GPS slot when I look through the File Manager. Android is quite foreign to me as an iOS user...but even still, I feel more lost that I think I should.
[Android Head-Units] Jake Bullit:
Some radios like my pumpkin have two slots, but one is a dummy.,so everything goes on the GPS slot.
[Android Head-Units] blue swede:
ASWC module needed?

Is a ASWC-1 module allways needed to connect the unit to the steering wheel controls? I have a 2008 Mazda 5 and I'm planning to buy an android dvd unit (I802 I think). In the description of the unit it says that it only supports analog steering wheel control signals. Has anoybody installed a unit in a Mazda so far?
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Hi Nouniard.

Daft Me. Replied your mail a couple of days ago. Didn't press "send". Mail in concept. :p

Not sure if it's the correct way to do, but I simply installed the GPS software on a SD card, inserted it into the NaviGPS slot, and used ES Explorer to navigate to the "NAVISD". From there, just launch your setup APK, and everything should work.

Tested so far : Sygic 11.2.6, Tomtom 1.2 . No problems with either of them, but Sygic runs a lot smoother and launches much faster.

[MENTION=385347]Jake Bullit[/MENTION] (nice Avatar by the way ! Red Dwarf Forever !)

I know, but the I802's have 2 SD slots. One is "visable to all and everything" (the normal slot), the other one is excluded from the normal search paths when searching for media and such. I have no idea how Hifimax intended for the user to acces that NaviSD without something like ES Explorer though ..... (??) , But it works correctly if you do it that way.

With Sygic I was doubting the software would maybe download the mpas onto a "public" SD, that's why I tested Tomtom with preloaded maps : It didn't complain, but simply read the maps from the only location where they could be found (the NaviSD slot)

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While the I802 does have an entry and setting for CanBus control of the radio, there has been a 802/S150 User here who bought a complete ready-to-go set for his I35 (I think) and that worked. But If there's no "ready from Hifimax for Mazda" kit, and your car can't do analog SWC (most can't. Even my Dacia Duster couldn't. I've Build my own module converter for this purpose after my Connects2 died after a couple of weeks. :mad: ). What does Hifimax say on the subject ?

I think that indeed, you'll need some kind of conversion like for example an ASWC or something like a ConnectS2 if you want to keep your SWC running. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of such solutions as mine died so soon, but I don't think you'll have much choice when you're going to swap your Original unit for an aftermarked one.

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As no one else seems to react, I'm going to try and help help you.

Am I correct if I think what you are asking is : "I need a working 3g USB modem for my headunit, where can I find one that works on my unit" ?

If so, it would be nice to know what kind of radio you're using ? Ouku type ? I802 type ? Something completly else ?
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
Honestly ? Wait a year.

You're looking for a full-tablet-like experience. I don't think the units that are on the market at the moment would satisfy your needs.
[Android Head-Units] danselo1:
Yes I confirm tha I need a working 3g USB modem for my headunit, and where can I find one that works on my unit?

I using an Ouku type with de rooted version 2.3.7. I've tried a huawei vodafone K3765 and does not work.

thanks
[Android Head-Units] Jake Bullit:
Some have reported success with HUAWEI 1750 3G dongle.
[Android Head-Units] mxrindy:
hard drive and tv on Ouku TH8581GA

I have a 500 GB My Passport drive formatted to Fat32 connected to the front USB connector and it works great. I have several gigs of movies, tv shows and about 600 mp3s on it. I originally tried a 1 TB My Passport but even after partitioning the drive to 3 partitions smaller then 500GB and formatting it as Fat32 it still did not work on either usb port. The 500 GB drive worked 1st try after reformatting.

Now I have a question, if anyone else has investigated the Extra settings.

Under TV settings you can select pal, ntsc, secam etc. You can also select analog and different styles of digital. So has anyone played wiyh these settings? Does the unit actually have configurable circuitry to allow switching from analog to digital?
[Android Head-Units] alirezanaimi:
My device fixed when I did re flash! thanks yo'll!

Another problem:

I have a toyota prius. My steering wheel controls does not work. only menu button works. How can I fixed it? I connected the KEY GND, KEY+ and KEY-. does anyone have any similar experience?
[Android Head-Units] MrGreenPants:
Try PPP Widget - it may help.

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If the drive is entirely USB powered, then likely you are exceeding the power level that the headunit can provide. Try a powered USB hub. I was able to craft one by connecting a Car USB charger (capable of providing sufficient mA) to a standard powered USB hub that took 5v. I did have to jerry-rig up a special USB->Power Adapter cable though.

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I believe you have to order a special DVB-T module to go in the unit to get that to work (it was listed as an extra ~USD40 when I ordered my T7019a, but didn't see that at the time so didn't get it).
[Android Head-Units] xandercom:
I bought a 3G dongle with my head unit from pumpkin.

Search for "mf 190 dongle" and you should find something that looks like this:

http://www.v3.co.uk/IMG/447/191447/zte-mf190-data-card-370x229.jpg?1314281333

They are sold under different brandings and colours, some with decals, some without, i think it's a ZTE built dongle.

Just stick to buying a white version like that image and then you'll have exactly what I have and confirmed working.

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PPP widget wont help as 2.3 doesnt have native usb support on power up. You would have to open the widget and map the ports after rooting the device. I know as I tried it and only got partial suceess. The dev of PPP widget advised me himself that there's nothing that can be done as far as his widget goes on 2.3

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http://www.v3.co.uk/IMG/447/191447/zte-mf190-data-card-370x229.jpg?1314281333

A ZTE MF 190 should work. That's what I have and it works no problem.
[Android Head-Units] madamko:
I tried different navigation programs: Sygic - working, however I have problem Polish language. Tomtom, I can't install - not working . I'll try again . Navitel - working ok

iGO Primo working ok,

I tried AutomateIT - I have a problem with the installation, not working :(

I was looking for other tasker - Tasker not working on this unit . Lama - no startup delay function

Thx your help
[Android Head-Units] eau13356:
Mine had a ribon unplugged! justo take the 4 side screws and check. It connect the two screen boards.
[Android Head-Units] kaween:
maybe this : http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...iple-android-apps-to-launch-on-system-reboot/ ?

Odd thing Is I can't seem to find it ?

Personally, I'm not going to autostart my Sygic; On a Better SD card, I noticed Sygic is up and running within 2 seconds after selecting it (Installed on the NaviSD).

As for Tomtom, Version 1.2 should work. No idea about older versions. Tasker won't run, can confirm that. Wasn't sure about AutomateIT,

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You'll need some kind of converter to do that : some version of a Connects2/ASWC/PAC-like devce. The Key+/Key-/GND are typical lines for a resistive learning SWC input. Your Space-Age Prius will need a translator between Digital (Canbus no doubt) and your Radio's Analog-based SWC system.

[MENTION=5327845]mxrindy[/MENTION] : Greenpants is spot-on. ALL hd's pull a lot more than the official 500mA per USB2.0 port. "By Grace Of The Gods", (cable length, used interface logic, used drive) this still does work in many cases although ALL physical HD's do pull a lot more than the official 500mA of a single USB 2.0 port, in other cases it won't.

Put a powered hub in there and hook the extra power line (if present) to it to solve your problem with the 1T drive, should work.
[Android Head-Units] emailish:
I've just got my radio in last night (a few problems with back-up camera and steering controls) but I also have a 32GB card I was going to use. I've read it supports 32GB cards but that it needs to be formatted as FAT32 not NTFS. I'll test and reply in a bit.